Supplier Quality Engineer

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The Supplier Quality Engineer supports Quality Leadership and is

responsible for all aspects of the Supplier Quality Assurance function.

This is accomplished through collaboration in a team environment with

suppliers to develop and implement best practices that emphasize defect

prevention, reduction in variation and waste and provide for continuous

improvements in meeting all customer requirements. Collect root cause

analysis and provide corrective feedback to prevent line stops due to

supply issues. Manage the customer specific requirements and offer

technical support to suppliers. Responsible for ensuring that the

products produced meet quality standards required to minimize quality

costs and maximize customer satisfaction while ensuring that procedures

and processes are adhered to. Help the supplier during new product

introductions to quality, capacity and supplier capability and

acceptable.

**Position Responsibilities**

• Carry out supplier validation audits, with supplier support and
  
  

supplier advanced product quality planning (APQP)

• Lead the supplier approval process by assessing
  
  

manufacturing/technology capabilities and Health, Safety and

Environmental risks

• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective actions of supplier
  
  

quality issues

• Facilitate the escalation of unresolved supplier quality issues
  
  

within assigned projects and suppliers

• Support new product launches to ensure that supplier quality meets
  
  

the required standards

• Provide concise, complete and accurate documentation of inspection
  
  

results relative to area of responsibility. In appropriate

functional areas, this refers to supporting inspection and test

status requirements defined by regulations, engineering product

specifications or Control Plans, Production Part Approval Process

(PPAP) approval or product warrant submission

• Provide training, learning and development where appropriate with
  
  

suppliers

• Partner with other departments to ensure the adherence to the
  
  

Quality Management System And Other Compliance Requirements

• Collaborates with operations, leaders, purchasing, customer service
  
  

and others to efficiently meet customer demand.

• Support the Quality Manager to monitor and report on supplier
  
  

product quality and performance

• Leads the outside process receiving inspection team to close the
  
  

loop on supplier issues

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact and
  
  

deal with internal customers

• Inspects and evaluates products for quality and defects during
  
  

source inspection

• Provide visibility to supervision of potential quality issues, as
  
  

well as input on internal perceptions associated with Quality and

Delivery performance.

• Performs other related duties, as required
  
  

**Tasks**

• Has the capability to troubleshoot complex and questionable
  
  

inspections by asking the right questions to get to the root cause

of the problem

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities
  
  

and shifting time requirements.

• Makes decisions based on customer/regulatory requirements
• Ability to effectively communicate in small and large group
  
  

environments

• Confer with organizational team members at all levels to discuss
  
  

issues, coordinate activities or resolve problems.

• Act as liaison between organization and outside organizations.
• Work closely with divisional leadership to accomplish supplier
  
  

improvement activities

• Perform source inspection onsite at the supplier as required
• Complete supplier validation audits, with supplier support and
  
  

supplier advanced product quality planning (APQP)